Fig. 4From: Tendon end separation with loading in an Achilles tendon repair model: comparison of non-absorbable vs. absorbable suturesA tendon specimen repaired with a non-absorbable suture during a initial loading (10 N) note the end to end apposition, and after b pre-conditioning (10 cycles of 100 N), c 100 cycles of 100 N and d 100 cycles of 190 NBack to article page